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For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

Bard College Farm Stand

Thursday, June 12, 201412–5 pm

Kline CommonsEvery Thursday during the growing season (April–October) the Bard Farm will have seasonal produce, baked goods, canned goods and more for sale! The stand is located outside the front entrance of Kline Commons.For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail jsliva@bard.edu, or visit http://www.bardfarm.org/.

For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

Bard College Farm Stand

Thursday, June 19, 201412–5 pm

Kline CommonsEvery Thursday during the growing season (April–October) the Bard Farm will have seasonal produce, baked goods, canned goods and more for sale! The stand is located outside the front entrance of Kline Commons.For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail jsliva@bard.edu, or visit http://www.bardfarm.org/.

On Friday, June 27, Winds of Romanticism offers Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet, Crusell’s Divertimento for oboe and strings, and Mendelssohn’s Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13.

On Friday, July 4, Stepner offers a collection of seldom heard vocal and instrumental works under the title Music from a Turbulent 17th Century England: Galliards, laments and sonatas before and after the English Civil War.

On Friday, July 11, Vice Squad: Baroque Skirmishes with Alcohol, Tobacco, Coffee, and Love will illustrate the temptations and delights of “vices” in their various forms. Stepner leads an instrumental ensemble with Teresa Wakim, soprano; Frank Kelley,

The Aston Magna Festival at Bard concludes on Friday, July 18, with Italian Trio Sonatas and a new work “Aston Magna,” by Nico Muhly.

For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

Bard College Farm Stand

Thursday, June 26, 201412–5 pm

Kline CommonsEvery Thursday during the growing season (April–October) the Bard Farm will have seasonal produce, baked goods, canned goods and more for sale! The stand is located outside the front entrance of Kline Commons.For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail jsliva@bard.edu, or visit http://www.bardfarm.org/.

Acclaimed musicians perform on period instruments at nation’s longest-running early music festival

Friday, June 27, 20148 pm

On Friday, July 4, Aston Magna offers a collection of seldom heard vocal and instrumental works under the title Music from a Turbulent 17th Century England: Galliards, laments and sonatas before and after the English Civil War.

On Friday, July 11, Vice Squad: Baroque Skirmishes with Alcohol, Tobacco, Coffee, and Love will illustrate the temptations and delights of “vices” in their various forms.

The Aston Magna Music Series at Bard concludes on Friday, July 18, with Italian Trio Sonatas and a new work “Aston Magna,” by Nico Muhly.

For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

Amy Sillman: one lump or two

Saturday, June 28, 201411 am – 6 pm

Hessel Museum of ArtIncluding vivid abstract paintings, intimate drawings, cartoons, and animations, this major museum survey traces the development of Sillman’s work over the past 25 years.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

Exhibition: Anne Collier

Saturday, June 28, 201411 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard GalleriesAnne Collier is the photographer’s first major exhibition, tracing her career from 2002 to the present. Encompassing around forty works, the exhibition presents several themes that have dominated Collier’s (American, b. 1970) practice during the past decade, including pop psychology, the clichés and conventions of commercial photography, autobiography, and the act of looking or seeing. Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For over a century Woodstock has been a home for creative people. Naturally, some were drawn to each other and a special type of relationship was created when both members of a couple were active artists. This exhibition includes works by sixteen Woodstock artists and was curated by eight students from a Bard College seminar about Woodstock art taught by art historian Tom Wolf. It offers a sense of the variety of styles and temperaments that flourished in the art colony through the unique perspective of artists who made their personal artistic statements while sharing their domestic lives.

The opening reception for this special exhibit will take place from 1:00-5:00 pm on Sunday, May 18th. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The exhibit continues every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 pm through July 6.

Amy Sillman: one lump or two

Sunday, June 29, 201411 am – 6 pm

Hessel Museum of ArtIncluding vivid abstract paintings, intimate drawings, cartoons, and animations, this major museum survey traces the development of Sillman’s work over the past 25 years.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

Exhibition: Anne Collier

Sunday, June 29, 201411 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard GalleriesAnne Collier is the photographer’s first major exhibition, tracing her career from 2002 to the present. Encompassing around forty works, the exhibition presents several themes that have dominated Collier’s (American, b. 1970) practice during the past decade, including pop psychology, the clichés and conventions of commercial photography, autobiography, and the act of looking or seeing. Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

Exhibition: Anne Collier

Monday, June 30, 201411 am – 6 pm

CCS Bard GalleriesAnne Collier is the photographer’s first major exhibition, tracing her career from 2002 to the present. Encompassing around forty works, the exhibition presents several themes that have dominated Collier’s (American, b. 1970) practice during the past decade, including pop psychology, the clichés and conventions of commercial photography, autobiography, and the act of looking or seeing. Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.